Biology:Tiquilia canescens

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Short description: Species of plant

Tiquilia canescens
Tiquilia canescens var canescens 1.jpg
Tiquilia canescens var canescens

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Tiquilia
Species:
T. canescens
Binomial name
Tiquilia canescens
(DC) A.T.Richardson
Synonyms

Coldenia canescens

Tiquilia canescens, the woody crinklemat[1] or shrubby tiquilia, is a perennial, shrub in mid- to lower-elevation desert regions in the family Boraginaceae - Borage or the Forget-me-nots. It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, in the states of California , Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas , Chihuahua, Sonora, and Baja California. It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 15 in tall.

It has pinkish to white, 5-lobed tubular flowers; leaves are ovate, gray green, and fleshy, to 1/2 - 3/4 in long.

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7809059 entry